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Phonetic: "/ləʊ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Something that is low; a low point.

Example: Economic growth has hit a new low.

Definition: The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

Example: Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.

Definition: A depressed mood or situation.

Example: He is in a low right now

Definition: An area of low pressure; a depression.

Example: A deep low is centred over the British Isles.

Definition: The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

Example: Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.

Definition: The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

Definition: (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

Example: He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.

Phonetic: "/ləʊ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To depress; to lower.

Phonetic: "/ləʊ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

Example: a low wall a low shelf

Definition: Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Example: a low bow

Definition: Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

Example: Now that was low even for you!

Definition: Humble, meek, not haughty.

Definition: Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

Example: She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.

Definition: Being a nadir, a bottom.

Example: the low point in her career

Definition: Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

Example: low spirits

Definition: Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

Example: a low pulse

Definition: Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

Example: My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices.   The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs.   low cholesterol   a low voltage wire   a low number

Definition: Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

Example: low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms

Definition: (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

Example: the low northern latitudes

Definition: (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

Example: Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.

Definition: Quiet; soft; not loud.

Example: They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.

Definition: Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

Definition: Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

Example: a low card

Definition: Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

Definition: (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

Example: low gear

Phonetic: "/ləʊ/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Close to the ground.

Definition: Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

Definition: With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

Example: to speak low

Definition: Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

Example: He sold his wheat low.

Definition: In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

Definition: In a time approaching our own.

Definition: In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

Example: The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

Phonetic: "/biːm/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

Definition: One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.

Definition: The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam)

Example: This ship has more beam than that one.

Definition: The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.

Definition: The principal stem of the antler of a deer.

Definition: The pole of a carriage or chariot.

Definition: A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.

Definition: The straight part or shank of an anchor.

Definition: The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.

Definition: In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.

Definition: A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.

Example: a beam of energy

Definition: A ray; a gleam.

Example: a beam of hope, or of comfort

Definition: One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.

Definition: A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.

Definition: An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.

Phonetic: "/biːm/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.

Example: to beam forth light

Definition: To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.

Definition: To furnish or supply with beams

Definition: To give the appearance of beams to.

Definition: To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.

Example: Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here.

Definition: (currying) To stretch something (for example an animal hide) on a beam.

Definition: To put (something) on a beam

Definition: To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.

Definition: A flashlight worn on the head.